Electric motor.



No. 843,287. PATENTED PEB. 5, 1907.

I A. T. MAOGOY.

ELECTRIC MOTOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 15.1905.

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ELECTRIC MOTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 5, 1907.

pnlicetion fileii March 15, 1905- Beriel No. 250,162.

To all whom zit may concern: I; Be it known that I, ANDREW T. MAoCoY, of Dover, in the county of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new end useful Improvements in Electric Motors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to electric motors of a speciei type particularly adapted for instrumeutsl purposes. This type of motor is adopted to operate at a predetermined speed thereto it me re-cnd-breek current of siterriete'iy opposite polarity. The alternately positive and negative current referred to conducted to coil through the center of which extends e rotary bipolar errneture the magnetic polerity of whose poles changes coiiicidentiy with that of the current. The retetion of the ermeture is caused by the i tiel ettrcction of the electrcmognetized po of the errncture end the permsuentiy-moggnetized poles of permenent hsronsgiiets, c which there is a plurality suitcbly o en one end of the ermsture thwhich the poles of the permeu' l1 ere arranged choutit is eiternotcly and negative, while at the other e1 der is eiternstely negative end The ends of the armature ere (livid ohirelity of equeily-speced segments ivhich ere elteriisteiy attracted end hy the poles of the permeneiit magnets, cherige of megoetic poierity occurring cideritiy with each change of current.

The accompanying illustrotions size drewin s, more or less conventionci, motor of the hcreir described type desig' es'pecieliy for on electric typewriter v shown in connection therewitl'i in my cope ing application, Serisl No. 23%,9i7, filed cemher 30, 19M.

the eccompenying dre *ings, to 111' 1 sort of this sgecificetion, Figure l is e eievetiou of the motor and the tro-iisimtte end electricci connection of positive poi in. diagrammatic form. 2 shows cordence with it change in poierity, the mo tor being shown in vertical sectiorrj Figs. 3

end 4 show in end elevation the reietive positions of the armature under positive and negetive polarity and correspond to Figs. 1 and, 2 respectively. Fig. 5 is a perspective View of one of the permanent magnets. Fig. 6' is a. perspective view of the armature. i

The same reference characters indicate some parts wherever they occur.

The motor is partially inclosed in a cylindricai casing or shell 10, through the center of which extends the driven member or mothe tor-shaft i1. Said shaft is preferably of aluminium for the purpose of avoiding unnecessery weight. The bearings for said shaft ere in the present cose provided by caps 12 end 13, which ciose the two ends of the shell 10, thereby producing a dust-proof casing for the Working parts.

leis e stationery coil on e spool 15, surrounding the motor-shsft end fitting closeiy Within the sheii 10. Ssid coil when excited by an eiectric current, as hereinafter e2;- pleiiied is ed d to megnetize o tuhuler e 6, e: ending therethrough or ed on, the sheft 11 by 4. J. The poies of the orewcyes to ieove e plu- L ire of diemetriceily Lhp cies, the g sent form se one t see at the 31 or oi the or than the ends 1 es cioseiy es proc thet the arms-- 1" r e from the etc Within, '1 pur poses the or 5* vmico. ere screw in the center. (See Figs.

store are each end. The cent e; e or eeco. magnet 4(1- the is poise of the permanent ed Beveled off at one side,

for the purpose of obviatcii which the armature stop, as will he explained.

V i so arranged with regard to their poierity the for-r radially-disposed poies st one end are in order oiterrictelypositive and negative, whiie at the other end the wouid. otherwise The mo e; are

allow the ends or shell and he ciose IEO order is the reverse. (See Figs. 3 and 4.) By reason of this arrangement a positive pole is diametrically opposite a positive pole and a negative pole diametrically opposite a negative pole, and so the magnetic attraction between the permanent magnets and the electromagnetic armatnre is equal at both ends of the armat1 re.

The shaft and armature are prevented from rotating backward by a lazy-pawl 23, which engages a ratchet 24, rigidly secured npon the shaft within the end cap 12.

Figs. 1 and 2 show siitable circuits connected to soprces of electricity .Whichpass through the coil 14 and a pole-changer or transmitter 25, which shifts the connections alternately from ,a positive to a negative cir cuit. The electric circ'. its comprise soi rces A and B of electricity, which may be cell-hatteries. A cond ictora forms connection between the battery A and the brush 26, which is one of three bllISllGS which bear upon the periphery of the transmitter 25. The ,con- (lllQtQ 7 .forms connection between the bat tery B andv the brush 2?. 28 is the third brr sh located between the hri shes 26 and 27 and connected by a.c0nd'-:-ctor a: to one end of the coil 14. The brt'shes 26, 27, and'28 are mounted upon a stationary block 40, ofins11- lating material. Theret: rnco1 1d'-ictor of the coil 14 is indicated at g and for the P'VIIPOSQ of economy it is groiinded, as ,are the bat teries Aand B, by a conductor 2. The transmitter is mounted upon a shaft 29, which is adapted to be mechanically rotated by any stitable means (not shown) and atany s1. it-

able speed, depending upon the purpose for which the motor is intended. The body of the transmitter is composed of non-conducting material and is provided witha pl'z-rality of cont-acts 30, arranged eq' idistant-ly aboxt its periphery and adapted to engage the brushes 26 and 28. The transmitter isalso provided with a plurality of contacts 31, which are adapted to engage the brushes 27 and 28 and which are so arranged that each is between two of the contacts 30. Rotation of the transmitter, therefore, 'cazlses the brushes 26 and 27 to be alternately closed in circuit with the brush 28 by meansof the contacts 3'0 and 31. Thecnrrent ofelectricity by which the coil 14 is excited is thereby received alternately from the hatteries A and B, With which the brushes 26 and 27 are connected.

The armature under the influence of the current of alternately-opposite polarity just explained cooperates with the permanent magnets as follows: Assuming that the transmitter is at a state of rest in the position shown in Fig. 1, thearmatnre 16 is ma netized by a current of positive polarity and stands at the position shown by Fig. 3. Thepolarity of the current isindicated in Figs. 1 to 4 by phisand minus signs adjacent the conductors. Referring to Fig. 8, the two diametrically opposite fingers 18, which are nearest the permanent negative poles at the positive end of the 2J'l11&l1LI6, are attracted by' the said poles, while at the negative end of the armat'tre the two diametrically opposite fingers nearest the permanent positive poles are attracted thereby. By reason of the arrangement of the permanent magnets the magnetism which acti ates the armati re is co: al at any one point to that at the corresponding diametrically opposite point, and the arma t1 re is therefore evenly balanced in that respect. inasmuch as the other two permanent magnets are of the same polarity as the fingers to which they are adjacent, a repelling tendency exists therebetween; -br-t this tendency has no ei'lect x pen the position oi the ar- -mat' re, bcca se the magnetic attraction al ready described prevents rotation thereof,

and the positionof the permanent magnets relatively to the ratchet 24 as a result of having the magnets scarted, as at 2], ca: ses the magnetic attraction to hold the armati re so that one tooth of the ratchet presses against the pawl 28. By rotating the transmitter one step, so .as to case acontact 31 to sup plant the previewsly-operative contact 30, the hr: sh 26 is disconnected, the b1; shes 27 and 28 are connected, and the circ: it is thereby shifted from the-battery A to the battery B, whichsi pplies a-ct'rrent of opposite polarity. (See Fig. 2.) The magnetic polarity of the arn atrre is thereby reversed, so that the end which .was formerly positive (see Fig. 3) becomes negative, (see Fig. 4,) and vice versa. The fingers 18, which were formerly attractedto the permanent negative poles, are there fore repelled thereby, and magnetic attraction isestablished in connect-ionwith the permanent positive poles. It is apparent that by reason of the change of polarity the fingers 18 are repelled in the direction permitted by the ratchet 24:, and the fingers indicated at 19 therefore seek the permanent positive-pol es. The movement brought about by this change of polarity advanced the .ar- Inati're to the extent of one tooth of the ratchet or to the position which Fig. 4 illustrates. I

By reason of the fact that there are four permanent magnets and six fingers to each pole of the armature the latter is adapted to stop at any one of twelve positions, and the ratchet 24 is therefore provided with twelve teeth, so that the armature may be correctly pcsitioned Wlicnever it comes to a state of rest.

So long as any one of the contacts 30 remains in' engagement with the brushes 26 and 28 the relation of the armature to the perrnsncnt niagnets is sirrilar to that illus trated by Fig. 3; but when one of the contacts 31 remains in engagement with the brushes 27 and 28 the relation of the armathat in Fig. 4. A rapid succession of changes ing and of polarity caused by continuous rotation of the transmitter produces a substantially continuous rotation of the armature, l'or inasmuch as a slight drag of the armature is produced by friction of the moving arts the transmitter isalways slightly in at vance oi the theoretical corresponding position of the armature, and the result is that the armature always has a tendency to catch up to the transmitter. 1

The herein described and illustrated armature comprising a stationary externallysupporting coil or winding is manifestly light, and therefore sensitive to the magnetism to which it is subjected The to al weight of the revolving parts shown is so light that the rotation thereof may be arrested within the scope of onettooth oi the ratchet by suddenly arresting the rotation of the transmitter, even though the motor be rotating at a rate as high as four hundred revolutions per minute. In case the transmitter is suddenly stopped; so that one of the contacts remains in engagement with a pair of brushes a continuous current of a fixed polarity is inainrained and the constant magnetism arrests the rotation of the armature. The ntomentum of the armature, however, carries it slightly past the point which the lines of force cause it to seek, and so the armature does not arrive at a'state of rest until it describes a slight counter rotation which is arrested by the lazy-pawl 23 engaging one of the teeth of the ratchet.

Having thus explained the nature of the invention and described a way oi constructusing the same, although without attempting to set forth all of the torn s in which it may be made or all of the modes of its use, I declare that what I claim is 1. A motor comprising a series of fie'dmagnet poles of alternate polarity, a rotatable armature having a non-rotatable coil, means rotatable independently of said armature for changing the direction of the current delivered to the coil, and positive means for preventing reverse rotation of said armature, against which means the armature is held when a constant current passes throughsaid coil.

2. A motor comprising a series of fieldmagnet poles of alternate polarity, an armature rotatable in one direction step by step under the influence of said field-magnet poles and having separate subpoles, and positive means for preventing reverse rotation of said armature when the centers of said subpoles have traveled past the centers of the fieldmagnet poles.

3. An electric motor com rising an electromagnetic armature adapts to rotate about a fixed axis, a coil adapted to magnetize said armature, a plurality of stationary permanent magnets having poles in cooperative relation to these of said armature,'and positive means for preventing reverse movement of said armature when it is at anyone'of a lurality of predeterrrined positions and W en said coil is excited by a const'ant current, the construction and arrangement of the poles of said armatureand said permanent magnets being such that said armature is caused to rotale to the next in advance of said predeternined positions each time the polarity of the operating current is reversed.

in testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence ofltwo witnesses.

ANDREW T. MAOY Witnesses O. C. S'rncrmn, U. B. MAY. 

